Send in your nominations for 2027 Salute to Excellence Awards We are now accepting nominations for our annual awards program. You do not need to be a VAI member to… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters, various AS 332 models This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) supersedes AD 2019-09-03 and AD 2021-05-15 for certain Airbus Model AS 332C, AS 332C1, AS… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters, various AS350 models The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Helicopters Model AS350 B, AS350 BA, AS350 B1,… Continue reading →
FAA announces KDCA closures around Independence Day (AIN) – The FAA announced Jun. 29 that flight operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) will be temporarily… Continue reading →
NTSB final report: MD Helicopters 369E/MD 500E, Kekaha, Hawaii, Feb. 27, 2024 The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined the probable cause of the accident to be the maintenance personnel’s noncompliance… Continue reading →
Enstrom boosts collaboration with European partners The OEM has signed a letter of intent with Delta System Air (DSA) Aviation Co. and LOM PRAHA to broaden… Continue reading →
New FAA test center to examine how eVTOL aircraft will mix with other airport traffic (AvBrief.com) – The $8.3 million facility in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is meant to help the agency gather the data needed… Continue reading →
USCG helicopter crew rescues hiker who fell 120 ft. on Washington mountain (CBS News) – After searching a narrow gully for 40 minutes and nearly running out of the fuel their aircraft… Continue reading →
FAA updates Rotorcraft Accident Dashboard The FAA’s Lee Roskop provides data from the dashboard in the latest edition of the United States Helicopter Safety Team… Continue reading →
More than 7,000 new civil helicopters needed over next 10 years (Vertical Plus) – Industry analysts from Leonardo, Airbus, and others say the demand could approach 8,000 helicopters globally by 2035. Continue reading →
